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Why the Social Entrerprise hawker centre model is badly flawed

Why the Social Entrerprise hawker centre model is badly flawed

I used to be agnostic about the Social Entrerprise hawker centre model and tot that its problems were caused by the Pay And Pay attitude of the PAP govt, its biz allies and NTUC: Pay And Pay in action But then I read this on FB (edited for paragraphing): [T]he idea of a hawker centre operator runs counter to the nature of... 

Parliament is not a place where nonsensical questions can be asked

Parliament is not a place where nonsensical questions can be asked

Photo: Facebook / Jeanie Tifinny Tara I refer to the vitamin D deficiency question recently raised by PAP MP Yee Chia Hsing in Parliament. MPs asking questions in parliament is the right thing to do. However, our Members of Parliament must have enough common sense to understand that parliamentary Q&A session is not an “end... 

From Shiny Shoes to Seat Warmer: the Career Progression of a PAP Apparatchik

From Shiny Shoes to Seat Warmer: the Career Progression of a PAP Apparatchik

When I was studying economics at Cambridge in 1980 I remember one occasion when I invited a group of Singaporeans studying Economics round to dinner at my college, Queens’. Most of this group were Government scholars that included Shaun Seow, who later became the head of Mediacorp. I did not benefit from a Government scholarship... 



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